James Selvaraj

Dato' James Selvaraj Joseph DPTJ (born 21 November 1950) is a Malaysian former badminton player and coach.[1]

James Selvaraj
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1950-11-21) 21 November 1950
Selangor, Malaysia
HandednessRight
EventMen's Singles & Men's Doubles
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Men's badminton
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place1976 BangkokMen's team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1978 EdmontonMixed team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1973 SingaporeMen's team
Silver medal – second place1975 BangkokMen's team
Silver medal – second place1979 JakartaMen's team
Bronze medal – third place1977 Kuala LumpurMen's team
Bronze medal – third place1977 Kuala LumpurMen's singles

Badminton career

James was a former national shuttler during the mid 1970s to early 1980s. He was a national singles champion for three consecutive years from 1974 to 1976. In the 1975/76 Thomas Cup series, he was a member of the team who were runner-up to Indonesia. Among his other achievements were a bronze medal at the 1977 Sea Games in Kuala Lumpur and a bronze medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.[2]

Post-retirement

James was the national badminton coach from 1982 to 1985 and Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) High Performance Director from 2010 to 2012.[3]

Achievement

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1977 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thailand Surapong Suharitamrong 15–10, 15–11 Bronze Bronze

Honour

Honours of Malaysia

References
  1. Boopathy, K. M. (15 February 2020). "Retired Mr Bata eager to serve badminton once again | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. "James Selvaraj Appointed BAM High Performance Director". www.badminton-information.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. Mariadass, Tony (30 April 2015). "Level Field: James born to be badminton ambassador". Level Field. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. "semakan-penerima-darjah-kebesaran-bintang-dan-pingat/".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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